Motorcyclist killed in crash at Aurora intersection

August 23, 2010

A 26-year-old Aurora man died this afternoon after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in the Far West suburb.

At around 1:05 p.m., a 2001 Suzuki GSXR motorcycle driven by Louis D. Tuggles was southbound on Farnsworth Avenue when he entered the intersection of Ogden Avenue and collided with a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was northbound, Aurora police said in a news release.

Tuggles, of the 2500 block of Hillsboro Boulevard in Aurora, suffered massive internal injuries and was pronounced dead at 3:24 p.m. at Rush Copley Medical Center. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said.

The driver of the pickup, Rickey D. Anderson, 45, of the 500 block of Tewksbury Circle in Oswego, was taken into custody for driving on a revoked license. The preliminary investigation indicates that Anderson failed to yield to Tuggles while turning left, according to police.

Additional charges against Anderson are pending.

There were no initial signs of alcohol or drug impairment, and there were no other injuries, police said.